True Lovers

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Synopsis

This is the first book in the ‘True Lovers’ Series by Katelyn Skye.

Rianne and Gabriel have not seen each other in many years. While Rianne always held Gabe as the perfect man, he spent the years overseas serving in the military and trying to forget her. Though they maintained contact through phone calls and letters, it is not until now, that he might have returned for good, that they dare act on their feelings. Gabriel spends his leave reacquainting himself with Rianne who is convinced that nothing serious could come from their newfound desire despite having the most passionate and intense sex in her life. Rianne is in for a surprise when Gabriel’s plan to become a permanent fixture in her life is revealed.

This series is a contemporary romance featuring searing and graphic depictions of romantic activity.

Review of True Lovers

Review of True Lovers
Author: Katelyn Skye. Entry is on Kobo books.
This is a tempting start to a full series of similar stories that takes the lives of our two main characters forward.
Here we go.
TRUE LOVERS
What you will notice first
If you have read some of the reviews, you will know the male leads are marine veterans. Why then does the cover show a long haired young man when a marine will undoubtedly have short hair?
Review
Two marines are due home soon, on their final leave, they will be meeting up with their girlfriends. The story starts with their pre-home visit telephone call.
For one marine he is crossing time from his youth when he and Rianne used to kid each other. Ten years down the line he’s always exchanged letters but never met her since then. Rianne offers Gabriel a place to stay and they cement their re-union in the most physically intense ways possible.
When the two months are up what happens then?
Characters
Rianne Forget, social worker;
Marcus Forget, marine;
Gabriel Larkin, marine;
Tricia, Marcus’ girlfriend;
Rianne and Marcus’ Forget’s mother.
Story
Marcus rings home from Afghanistan to tell his family that he and Gabriel would be home in two weeks to stay awhile. With Marcus staying at home Gabriel asks to stay at Rianne’s.
Rianne wilts in Gabriel’s arms when he arrives at the airport and that night she remembers the first time she kissed him ten years previously.
For the next few days Gabriel and Rianne are close. Heavy intense intercourse brings them closer. After one evening out with Marcus and Trish and returning to their car they are attacked by two thugs with knives. Marcus takes out one of them but Gabriel receives nasty wound. In hospital the staff say it is a lot worse.
While Gabriel is asleep she gets to talk with her brother who tells her a different story about their immediate future than Gabriel has let on. When he is ready Rianne, confronts him with Marcus’ story.
Conclusion
There’s been ten years of waiting until Gabriel comes home but take away the sex and the story is a bit thin. Knowing that there are another three parts to come, this feels as if it is one reasonable length short story that has been cut into four separate parts.
So is it a good read?
Not for me, it’s so-so. 3 out of 5 stars. There is not enough here for me to want to follow this up. As a stand-alone it only offers questions and little in the way of no conclusions.